Amplify Our Mother's Love
Traditional Seneca singer Sadie Buck (Seneca/Tuscarora) uses a message from her late mother as inspiration for three new songs, performed with the Six Nations Women’s Singers.
13 part original documentary music series that features some of Canada's top Indigenous talent telling powerful stories through new compositions. Each episode features a different songwriter working through the creative process in-studio, while revealing how they personally relate to their new song. Further insight is brought to bare as Indigenous experts weigh-in on the deeper meaning of the song's inspiration.
Primary Title
- Amplify
Episode Title
- Our Mother's Love
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 16 July 2025
Start Time
- 20 : 00
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 2
Episode
- 13
Channel
- Whakaata Maori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Maori
Programme Description
- 13 part original documentary music series that features some of Canada's top Indigenous talent telling powerful stories through new compositions. Each episode features a different songwriter working through the creative process in-studio, while revealing how they personally relate to their new song. Further insight is brought to bare as Indigenous experts weigh-in on the deeper meaning of the song's inspiration.
Episode Description
- Traditional Seneca singer Sadie Buck (Seneca/Tuscarora) uses a message from her late mother as inspiration for three new songs, performed with the Six Nations Women’s Singers.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--Music--Social aspects
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--Social life and customs
- Documentary television programs--Canada
Genres
- Biography
- Community
- Documentary
Contributors
- Shane Belcourt (Producer)
- Jason Ryle (Producer)
- Sean Stiller (Director of Photography)
- Katie flach (Editor)
- Ansley Simpson (Composer)
- Wabunganung Film Company Ltd (Production Unit)
- Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (Production Unit)
- Canada Media Fund (Funder)
- Indigenous Screen Office (Funder)
- Jonathan Elliott (Director)
- Sadie Buck (Subject)
- Six Nations Womens Singing Society (Performing Group)
- Charlene Bomberry (Interviewee)
- Wayne Abrams (Interviewee)
- Elton Logan (Interviewee)
Subjects
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--Music--Social aspects
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--Social life and customs
- Documentary television programs--Canada